[Rhodes22-list] First sail on my Rhodes and leaks!

[Mitch Mitchell]

Nothing can be too obvious for me haha. I did not check it before going out but I had checked it once before after it had been out in the elements for a while and it was dry. Thanks.

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> On Sep 28, 2019, at 8:50 AM, Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Was the bilge dry before you went out? It seems like an obvious question,
> but sometimes rain water can collect in the bilge.
> 
> 
> ~~~ _/) ~~~
> 
> Richard Beytagh
> Phone: 828 337 0180
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 7:45 AM Mitch Mitchell <mitchpadl at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, I bought my Rhodes 22 (1990) about a year ago and finally got it out
>> for the first real sail yesterday. After reading Thomas's post I felt I had
>> been wimping out waiting for the perfect conditions! anyway, the original
>> forecast was 10 - 15 but of course it was a steady 20 with gusts higher.
>> The boat sailed great (mostly with just the mainsail) however upon
>> returning to the ramp and loading the boat back on the trailer I noticed
>> the carpet wet in the cabin and pulled it back and looked in the sump area
>> and it was full of water. After bailing about 10 gallons we took the boat
>> home and now need to figure out the problem. Hopefully someone can direct
>> me on how to troubleshoot. The boat was heeled over quite a bit for most of
>> the time so wondering if water could have been forced through the sink
>> drain and the other opening since I would imagine the hoses to those are
>> dry rotted on the inside. Thanks for any suggestions! Mitch
>>